Through this website, you may access the inspection histories of Retail Food Establishments in Fremont County, beginning on January 1, 2009. A Retail Food Establishment (or RFE)
is any facility/location where food is stored, prepared, served or sold for human consumption including restaurants, grocery stores, delis, convenience stores, school cafeterias, concession stands, mobile food units and 
temporary/special event food booths.
Fremont County is currently using a risk assessment protocol to determine how many inspections are conducted at each facility, which can range from an inspection every other year, to an inspection 3 times per year. Risk assessment takes into consideration several factors for each facility, including the type of foods prepared and served (from high risk foods like sushi and raw shellfish, to very low risk foods such as microwave sandwiches, hot dogs and nachos); whether an establishment has had a confirmed foodborne illness in the last year; whether an establishment has a salad bar or other buffet service; whether an establishment cooks and cools foods in advance and then reheats; and the weekly meal volume. All of these factors are entered into the Consumer Protection database and a risk assessment list is generated each year. There are approximately 200 Retail Food Establishments in Fremont County, which translates into approximately 270 annual inspections.
There are two types of violations noted during an inspection, "Critical Item" and "Non-Critical Item":
Critical Item violations (found in red on the inspection form) are violations that, if left uncorrected, are more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination or illness. Critical Item violations are typically corrected at the time of the inspection or corrected with an on-site follow-up inspection scheduled for a later time. At the discretion of the inspector, a form called a CIVCS (Critical Item Violation Correction Sheet) may be used in place of an on-site follow-up inspection for the correction of Critical Item Violations in certain situations where a Critical Item Violation cannot be corrected at the time of the inspection but an on-site follow-up inspection may not be warranted. The CIVCS is mandatory and is required to be returned to Fremont County Environmental Health within 10 days, detailing the specific action that was taken to correct each Critical Item violation. If a CIVCS is required or if an on-site follow-up inspection is required, this will be noted at the bottom of the inspection report.
Non-Critical Item violations (found in blue on the inspection form) are violations that, if left uncorrected, could lead to more serious problems but do not pose an immediate threat to food safety. Typically, Non-Critical Item violations do not warrant an on-site follow-up inspection, but are expected to be corrected within 90 days and are checked for compliance during the next routine inspection.
It is important to note that foodborne illness can occur at any time. Remember an inspection is a snapshot of the day and time of the inspection. On any given day, a restaurant may have greater or fewer violations than observed during an inspection and may not be representative of the overall, long-term condition of the establishment.
Although Retail Food Establishments are inspected by the health department, it is the establishment's responsibility, including the owner, managers and staff, to ensure that food safety procedures are followed.